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February 13, 2026

A game about the transcendence of humanity has transcended itself.

Highly Likely: Book Talk & Dad Rock with Niko Stratis

Evan Robins

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February 12, 2026

Two women with Welsh dads talk about working, writing, and what exactly constitutes “dad rock.”

Sketchy Business: TUAAC's Third Comedy Show a Success

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January 28, 2026

"I’ve always really loved acting, so [sketch] has been a really great way to pursue that in university," said co-organizer Drew Freemantle.

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ReFrame: An Antidote to Nihilism

Nicky Taylor

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February 14, 2022

In this essay, Nick Taylor reviews four films from this year's ReFrame line-up: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, Writing With Fire, The Cost of Freedom, and The Viewing Booth. Weaving these disparate narratives together, Taylor meditates on the art of story-telling, ultimately identifying it as an antidote to nihilism.

ReFrame Review: Bangla Surf Girls

Katie Pedlar

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February 1, 2022

This documentary follows three Bangladeshi teenage girls who are determined to surf despite the challenges posed by poverty, misogyny, and complex family dynamics. Bangla Surf Girls beautifully captures the extreme social conditions these young women face, like wading through rubble just to catch the perfect wave.

ReFrame Review: Daughter of a Lost Bird

Cheyenne Wood

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January 26, 2022

This film follows Kendra, a Lummi woman who grew up separated from her culture. Read Cheyenne Wood’s review of this 2020 documentary about Indigenous identity, family and intergenerational healing.

Anne Shirley Theatre Company Presents: Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche

Allen Barnier

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Indigo Moran

January 28, 2026

Arthur asks the five lesbians if they eat the quiche.

ReFrame Review: INGA

Wesley Braid

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January 28, 2026

INGA is an emotional look into the lives of Ukrainians displaced by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Cruelty Maintains Gnostic Front's INDUSTRY STANDARD

David King

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January 28, 2026

The latest collaboration from Gemunu de Silva and Gnostic Front is a devastating glimpse into a global death machine.

ReFrame Review: At All Kosts

Cirilla Bowman

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January 28, 2026

"At All Kosts" gives weight to the common sentiment that art is and of itself an act of resistance.

ReFrame Review: Ocean Seen From The Heart

Indigo Moran

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January 28, 2026

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol and Marie-Dominique Michaud's "Ocean Seen From The Heart" is an empathy-driven call to protect marine biodiversity.

ReFrame Review: Heightened Scrutiny

David King

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January 23, 2026

“The law is a system of violence. The role of the lawyer, in my view, is to minimize that violence through advocacy.”

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ReFrame Review: Agatha's Almanac

Madison Mäe Adsetts

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January 23, 2026

Rather than moving toward a conventional narrative arc, Agatha’s Almanac settles into a rhythm shaped by repetition, attentiveness, and ecological time.

ReFrame Review: The Nest

Athena Emmanouil

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January 23, 2026

“We reach for the past because we have unfulfilled desires. And what reaches back can surprise us.”

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